Boom Boom Boom (Outhere Brothers song)

This article is about the Outhere Brothers song. For the Vengaboys song, see Boom Boom Boom Boom. For The Black Eyed Peas song, see Boom Boom Pow. For other uses, see Boom Boom (disambiguation).
"Boom Boom Boom"
Single by The Outhere Brothers
from the album 1 Polish, 2 Biscuits & a Fish Sandwich
Released June 1995
Format CD single, CD maxi single, 12"
Recorded 1994
Genre Hip house, dirty rap
Length 3:00
Label Aureus Records
Writer(s) Hula, Silk E.
Producer(s) Hula, The Outhere Brothers
The Outhere Brothers singles chronology
"Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)"
(1995)		 "Boom Boom Boom"
(1995)		 "La La La Hey Hey Hey"
(1995)

"Boom Boom Boom" is a 1995 song by the American hip hop duo The Outhere Brothers from their debut album 1 Polish, 2 Biscuits & a Fish Sandwich. The song peaked at number sixty five on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Republic of Ireland. The original version of the song contained sexually explicit lyrics which were removed for the radio edit but were retained in remixes of the track on the single.

Track listings

12" maxi - U.S.
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (TFX remix) — 4:32
  2. "Boom Boom Boom" (ohb underground mix (part 2)) — 5:26
  3. "Boom Boom Boom" (don't break my balls mix) — 4:13
  4. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB underground mix (part 4)) — 4:43
  5. "Boom Boom Boom" (TFX instrumental remix) — 4:32
12" maxi - Italy
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (don't break the balls mix) — 4:10
  2. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB radio mix) — 3:34
  3. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB underground mix) — 5:26
  4. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB extended mix) — 4:55
12" maxi - France
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (don't break my balls mix 2) — 4:13
  2. "Boom Boom Boom" (extended mix 2) — 4:45
  3. "Boom Boom Boom" (underground mix 4) — 4:43
  4. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB underground mix 2) — 5:26
12" maxi - UK
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (don't break my balls long mix) — 4:13
  2. "Boom Boom Boom" (TFX long mix) — 4:31
  3. "Boom Boom Boom" (itchy and scratchy dub) — 6:55
12" maxi - Germany
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (extended mix)
  2. "Boom Boom Boom" (don't break my balls mix 2)
  3. "Boom Boom Boom" (underground mix 4)
  4. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB underground mix 2)
  5. "Boom Boom Boom" (don't break my balls mix 1)
  6. "Boom Boom Boom" (TFX club remix)
CD single - France
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (don't break my balls radio mix) — 3:00
  2. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB radio mix) — 3:34
  3. "Boom Boom Boom" (UK radio edit) — 3:20
CD maxi - Australia
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (radio version)
  2. "Boom Boom Boom" (TFX long mix)
  3. "Boom Boom Boom" (itchy and scratchy dub)
  4. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB underground mix part 2)
  5. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB extended mix part 4)
  6. "Boom Boom Boom" (OHB underground mix part 4)
CD maxi - Remixes
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (lalala radio mix) — 3:59
  Remix sampling and feat. Ruth Oleksik
  1. "Boom Boom Boom" (UK radio mix) — 3:34
  2. "Boom Boom Boom" (lalala remix) — 3:56
  3. "Boom Boom Boom" (extended mix 2) — 4:45
  4. "Boom Boom Boom" (don't break my balls mix 2) — 4:13

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 31
Canada Dance (RPM)[4] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 6
France (SNEP)[6] 3
Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 1
Italy (FIMI)[9] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[15] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 65
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[16] 31
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[16] 26

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
French Singles Chart[17] 15
Swiss Singles Chart[18] 32
Chart (1996) Position
Australian Singles Chart[19] 37

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[20] Gold 250,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2		 Irish IRMA number-one single
June 24, 1995 – July 15, 1995 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Never Forget" by Take That
Preceded by
"Unchained Melody / The White Cliffs of Dover" by Robson Green & Jerome Flynn		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
July 2, 1995 – July 29, 1995 (4 weeks)
Preceded by
"In My Dreams" by Darkness		 Canadian RPM Dance chart number-one single
July 24, 1995 - July 31, 1995 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Nicki French
Preceded by
"Scatman's World" by Scatman John		 German number-one single
September 1, 1995 – September 15, 1995 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"I Wanna Be a Hippy" by Technohead

References

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ RPM: issue date July 24, 1995
  5. ↑ "The Outhere Brothers: Boom Boom Boom" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  6. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > The Outhere Brothers > Boom Boom Boom – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  8. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
  9. ↑ Italian Single Chart Hit parade Italia (Retrieved June 01, 2008)
  10. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Outhere Brothers search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom". Top 40 Singles.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom". VG-lista.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom". Singles Top 60.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Boomb Boom Boom", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 29, 2008)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved July 29, 2008)
  17. ↑ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  18. ↑ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 29, 2008)
  19. ↑ 1996 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved July 29, 2008)
  20. ↑ "French single certifications – Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom" (in French). InfoDisc. Select OUTHERE BROTHERS and click OK

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